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ITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

CHARLES S. BURRINGTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO BYRON G. CLARK, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CURLlNG-IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters P atent No. 715,242, dated December 9, 1902.

Application filed March 15, 1902 Serial No. 98,309. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. BURRING- TON, of Boston, (Charlestown,) in the county of Suifolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curling-Iron Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in heaters for curling-tongs; and

its object is to produce a simple, efficient, and cheap device.

My invention consists of certain novel features hereinafter described, and particularly.

pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which ill ustrate a construction embodying myinvention, Figure 1 is a side View of the curling-iron heater when closed. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the heater when open for use. Fig. 3 is a central sectional longitudinal view through Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end view looking at the right-hand end of Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The cylinder A, which may be of any suitable material, has one end closed by the head B, soldered or otherwise secured thereto, and is Provided with feet 0 for supporting that end of the heater. W'ithin said cylinder A there is a receptacle D, which is cut away on top, as shown, and is adapted to reciprocate or move lengthwise within the cylinder A. The receptacle D has on one end a head E, which is cut away at E, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and is provided with feet F for supporting the end of said receptacle D. The rear head E of the receptacle D is of the same diameter as the cylinder A, so that when thereceptacle D is move outwardly the head E contacts with the angle-iron or lug J, secured in one end of the cylinder A by the screw K, and prevents the receptacle D from being moved out of the cylinder A and holds the two parts together and also prevents the rotation of the receptacle, so that the wire screen is always in the upper position and the feet in the lower position, so that the heater may be always ready for use and the parts in proper position. Vtithin the receptacle 1) is placed asbestos or other absorbent material G, over which is sprung the foramin'ous material H. This asbestos is soaked with alcohol, and when it is desired to use the device the receptacle D is pulled outwardly to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and light is applied to the asbestos and ignites the alcohol and the flame comes up through the f0,- raminous material H, on which are placed the curling-tongs to heat. After use the receptacle D is pushed back into the cylinder A, as shown in Fig. 1, and the flame is thus smothered. This device is especially convenient for traveling purposes, as it is compact and easy of manipulation.

I do not limit myself to the arrangement and construction shown, as the same may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described thenature of my invention and set forth a construction embodying the same, whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In aheater for curling-tongs, a cylinder having one end closed, a receptacle telescoped within said cylinder and cut awayon top from end to end, absorbent material within said receptacle from end to end, a foraminous screen within said receptacle from end to end for holding said absorbent material in place, and means secured to the inside of the cylinder for preventing the separation of v the receptacle and cylinder when the receptacle is moved outwardly and for preventing the rotation of said receptacle.

2. In a heater for curling-tongs, a cylinder having one end closed, a receptacle telescoped within said cylinder and cut away on top from terial within said receptacle, a foraminous screen within said receptacle for holding said absorbent material in place, and means sename to this specification, in the presence of cured to the inside of the cylinder for pretwo subscribing Witnesses, this 8th day of venting the separation of the receptacle and March, A. D. 1902.

the cylinder when the receptacle is moved CHARLES S. BURRINGTON.

5 outwardly and for preventing the rotation of Witnesses: I

said cylinder. E. L. HARLOW,

In testimony whereof I have signed my A. L. MESSER. 

